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News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

TransformersToysUk has posted a fairly lengthy review of the upcoming book: Transformers Vault. This is certainly not the Toy-book many of us thought. Indeed there are pictures of prototypes, unreleased figures, comics and some tidbits on the future of the Transformers Brand!

Also of note is the first picture of Prima, one of the Original 13 Transformers from which the title of Prime originated. Some of the 13 were revealed during Botcon 2010. See a small smattering of images below and be sure to click here for the full review. You will not be dissapointed

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

oh who posted that? Me.

On another note, I don't want the original 13 in toy form. THese would be the only statues of TF figures that I would ever buy.

Totally epic. This has also put the TF: Vault back on my preorder list.

News Credits: 3 · Sat May 28, 2011 10:13 pm

Correct me if I'm wrong but to me it seems that Prima is getting his first toy soon.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Slayershoop · Sat May 28, 2011 10:15 pm

Got the book in the mail today, love it. Not what I expected, but that's a good thing. Also, Prima looks awesome.

Sat May 28, 2011 10:23 pm

Prima's looking pretty cool!

News Credits: 8 · Sat May 28, 2011 11:29 pm

Mkall wrote:oh who posted that? Me.

On another note, I don't want the original 13 in toy form. THese would be the only statues of TF figures that I would ever buy.

Totally epic. This has also put the TF: Vault back on my preorder list.

I remember when they announced this at the panel last year. Mixed reactions to say the least. Most of them did seem to agree with Mkall. Personally for me, to do these Historic characters justice they have to be statues. For them to be toys they would have to be perfect and not some cheesy gray plastic. Im talkin Takara stlye X100000..

News Credits: 7 · Sun May 29, 2011 1:33 am

Is that the Matrix in his sword? If so, Prima's HUGE!

News Credits: 2 · Sun May 29, 2011 1:35 am

All I have to say is that it's easier to pull all those bonus features out of their pockets than it is to get them back in… I-)

Sun May 29, 2011 3:42 am

OMFG...that Prima is likely one of the dopest things I've seen in a while!

I can haz it?

News Credits: 1 · Sun May 29, 2011 4:31 am

Finally got mine in the mail May 27 from Amazon. Very impressed with the hard cover and protective hard cover sleeve. The content is quite impressive even though it is a bit selective. DK Publishing's Transformers the Ultimate Guide (2007) is probably a bit more detailed in the story lines of the different continuums. Still a must have for any serious TF collector. I have a second one coming from Barnes and Noble that should arrive by Tuesday this week, which I'll take with me to Bot-Con this coming Saturday June 4 and hopefully get autographed by any artist, writers, Hasbro designers or anyone else that has contributed to the TF universe. On a side note, if you order yours online from Amazon or Barnes & Noble it should run you roughly $20 but if you purchase in stores it may run you $35. We're in a recession

News Credits: 7 · Sun May 29, 2011 5:30 am

So, Cybertrons story was planned on a napkin... that explains a lot of things.

News Credits: 9 · Sun May 29, 2011 5:45 am

LOL at G1 Unicron's planet mode: "peekaboo! I see you!"

News Credits: 17 · Sun May 29, 2011 5:56 am

Mkall wrote:

I'm usually open to new aesthetics and designs, but, that, thing, just doesn't look like a transformer, just some generic mechanoid alien design to me.

But I guess it is just concept art, hope the actual toy looks decent. :-?

Sun May 29, 2011 6:00 am

make that prime a toy damn it

Sun May 29, 2011 7:21 am

Hey,

I was thinking that if Prima was in Transformers Dark of the moon, What alt mode would he choose? :???:

Sun May 29, 2011 7:51 am

very cool

News Credits: 37 · Sun May 29, 2011 8:54 am

YES!!! They better make a Prima toy! The first 13 and the whole Primus and Unicron story is my favorite concept of Transformers ever and I want their toys!!! GIVE ME THE 13!!!

News Credits: 767 · Sun May 29, 2011 9:25 am

The most interesting about this is that Unicron, I hope it gets released because I like it alot.

News Credits: 37 · Sun May 29, 2011 9:35 am

IgnikaMarcus wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong but to me it seems that Prima is getting his first toy soon.

Sun May 29, 2011 10:32 am

Just got mine yesterday. the book is so cool. Although i found a mistake they have a prototype of soundwave and they call him blaster. but all the same it is a awsome book. :grin:

Sun May 29, 2011 11:56 am

Botcon '11 is pretty much upon us and they STILL haven't released the pics of the original 13 that they showed last year. WTF? Well, at least from the looks of Prima, I'm now not that fussed about seeing the rest...

News Credits: 1 · Sun May 29, 2011 1:19 pm

I don't know how I feel about Prima. His legs are too short for starters. Plus he looks more like Sauron from LoTR than a Cybertronian. I personally hope the original 13 aren't Transformers. I always liked the idea that transforming was an evolved ability, so Prima and the others shouldn't have that. (That's one of the things I liked about The Fallen in RoTF. He didn't transform but made up for it with some wicked powers.)

Here's hoping (foolishly) that this lot get released as Dual Model kits.

News Credits: 1 · Sun May 29, 2011 1:49 pm

NO...You aren't getting a toy of Prima! It's just a picture, a concept drawing, nothing more. Stop making it into something it's not!! It doesn't mean a darn thing and NOBODY has said that it will EVER make it any closer to being a real product than that picture.

Sun May 29, 2011 2:28 pm

Fortress Rodimus wrote:Just got mine yesterday. the book is so cool. Although i found a mistake they have a prototype of soundwave and they call him blaster. but all the same it is a awsome book.

I noticed that also, but with the amount of work that appeared to go into researching this book, I'm willing to bet that Blaster was Soundwave's original Japanese name before TF was TF. Like Prime's name was Battle Convoy before just plain Convoy. I haven't investigated this myself yet, but I can't imagine the editors would have made such a flub otherwise.